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November 19th, 2008 by
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Wooly Mammoth, DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid), Endangered and Extinct Species, Science and Technology
A new report suggests that a living mammoth could perhaps be regenerated from DNA extracted from clumps of the animal’s hair.

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November 19th, 2008 by
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Wooly Mammoth, DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid), Endangered and Extinct Species, Science and Technology
A new report suggests that a living mammoth could perhaps be regenerated from DNA extracted from clumps of the animal’s hair.

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November 19th, 2008 by
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Medicine and Health, Deaths (Obituaries)
Dr. Kantrowitz performed the first human heart transplant in the United States and pioneered the development of devices to prolong the life of patients with heart failure.

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November 19th, 2008 by
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The tool bag, which floated away along with everything inside it, was one of the largest items ever to be lost by a spacewalker.

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November 19th, 2008 by
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Avastin (Drug), Blood Clots, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals)
The cancer drug Avastin raises the risk of blood clots in the veins by a third when added to chemotherapy, researchers said.

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November 19th, 2008 by
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Uighurs (Chinese Ethnic Group), Mummies and Mummification, Xinjiang (China), Archaeology and Anthropology, Politics and Government
The Tarim mummies have become protagonists in a political dispute over who should control the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region.

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November 19th, 2008 by
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The tool bag, which floated away along with everything inside it, was one of the largest items ever to be lost by a spacewalker.

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November 19th, 2008 by
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The tool bag, which floated away along with everything inside it, was one of the largest items ever to be lost by a spacewalker.

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November 18th, 2008 by
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Nkunda, Laurent, Congo (Formerly Zaire), Monkeys and Apes, Endangered and Extinct Species, National Parks, Monuments and Seashores
With the recent violence in eastern Congo, there are no trained rangers now to protect the mountain gorillas in the region.

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November 18th, 2008 by
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Africa, Children and Youth, Mosquito Nets, Malaria, Medicine and Health
Even though the supply of insecticide-treated mosquito nets has increased sharply, 90 million children are still unprotected.
